Trouble Blues is an album by blues musician Curtis Jones recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label the following year.Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series. Retrieved December 4, 2018Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography. Retrieved December 4, 2018Wirz' American Music: Curtis Jones Discography. Retrieved December 4, 2018
Reception
AllMusic stated: "The taciturn pianist in the company of a fine New York rhythm section and Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (but on guitar, not piano) made for a winning combination on this 1960 album".
Track listing All compositions by Curtis Jones except where noted "Lonesome Bedroom Blues" – 3:26 "A Whole Lot of Talk for You" – 3:00 "Suicide Blues" (Armand "Jump" Jackson) – 4:09 "Please Say Yes" (Ozzie Cadena) – 2:38 "Weekend Blues" – 3:32 "Good Woman Blues" (Jackson) – 2:43 "Trouble Blues" (Cadena, Jones) – 5:05 "Love Season Blues" – 3:58 "Low Down Worried Blues" – 3:07 "Good Time Special" – 2:10 "Fool Blues" (Jackson) – 2:37 "Pinetop Boogie" (Pinetop Smith) – 2:54 Additional track on CD reissue
Personnel Performance Curtis Jones – piano, vocals Robert Banks – organ Johnny "Big Moose" Walker – guitar Leonard Gaskin – bass Sticks Evans – drums
Production Ozzie Cadena – supervision Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
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